An Answer

To the question, "Why did you choose Vienna?"

Part of the reason I choose Vienna to study:
From left to right, it's Menger, the founder of the Austrian school of thought in Economics, von Mises, who has had great influence throughout the field, and F.A. Hayek, one of the most influential economists to have lived*. The one thing all these men have in common is that, at one point in their lives, they have either taught or learned economics in Vienna. I wanted to come here just to be in the same place that fostered these minds.

There's that and there's also the plethora of good music. That plays a big role in the decision, as well.

And Dr. Denny Sullivan also said it was a very cool city. He was right.

On a different topic, I had my first Economics of the European Integration class today. The guy, Nagy (or Alexander, since his full name is crazy to pronounce), is a young Hungarian professor. He seems pretty cool and, though the rest of the class doesn't seem to agree, I thought the material was rather entertaining. So is this Peruvian girl, which made it a little hard to pay attention. I didn't mind. It should be a good class, though I don't really know where the material is headed yet or how difficult the exams will be. I have confidence in this guy.

*The others that come to mind are Adam Smith, Milton Friedman and Karl Marx. This is a very incomplete list, but these names should be well known.